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Edeniq and Global Bio-chem to develop and commercialize technology to convert corn stover to industrial sugars for fuels

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a cellulosic sugar producer ( earlier post ), has signed a letter of intent with China-based Global Bio-chem Technology Group Company Limited to develop and to commercialize processes to convert corn stover to industrial sugars for use in the production of chemicals, fuels, and other bio-based products. Edeniq, Inc.,

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DOE awarding ~$44M to seven carbon capture projects

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capture technologies, or 2) designing a commercial-scale, post-combustion CO? MTR) will scale up next-generation Polaris membranes and modules to a final form for commercial use and validate their potential in an engineering-scale field test at the Technology Centre Mongstad in Norway. Description. ION Engineering, LLC.

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Novozymes and Fiberight Showcase Ethanol Produced from Waste Office Paper and Cardboard in Drive Demonstration in Washington

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Novozymes has received two contracts from the DOE for its research efforts to bring down the cost of enzymes and improve their efficiency in converting cellulose to biofuels. As a result of this work, Novozymes has been able to achieve significant reductions in enzyme costs over the years, notably a 50% reduction announced in 2009.

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How Rural Towns Can Prepare for EV Charging And Why Do It

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For example, the Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has done precisely this for rural towns in New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. Offering Incentives to Businesses and EV Buyers/Owners As with any emerging technology, some of the birthing pains involve substantial up-front costs.

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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Assuming an average biorefinery size of 40 million gallons per year, USDA estimates it meeting the RFS2 advanced biofuels goals will mean building of 527 biorefineries, at a cost of $168 billion. Commercial scale algae production is not included. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. 2.0% (mostly woody biomass). Central East.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion. This project will be the first commercial deployment of articulated fuel cell buses in the US. City of Lincoln, Nebraska.

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Nebraska – Lincoln). that substantially reduce costs of the motor. the cost of wind turbines and electric vehicles by developing a. potential to substantially reduce the costs of an electric. performance to the best commercial magnets and be significantly less expensive. developed and deployed at commercial scale.

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